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verge

🇬🇧 UK/vә:dʒ/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1

Definitions

v.

To be very close to something; to border on or approach a state or condition.

接近,濒临;趋向

n.

The edge or border of something; the point just before something happens.

边缘,边界;临界点

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
vergbend, turn, incline
+
esuffix
=verge

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The town is on the verge of bankruptcy if spending is not controlled.

  • 2.

    She stood on the verge of discovering a major scientific breakthrough.

  • 3.

    The forest verges on the suburban neighborhoods at the edge of town.

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